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2020Final results

2020 election for Connecticut House District 83

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Catherine Abercrombie (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Lou Arata (R) by 2.8 points.

Catherine AbercrombieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.4%6,143
Lou ArataRepublican
48.6%5,809
11,952 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenD+12.22014D+1.62016D+3.42018D+2.82020D+1.22022D+9.52024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET